Clean Foxboro

INFORMATION

Saturday May 17th, 2014 8:00AM-12:00PM

Clean Up Foxboro Day will be held in collaboration with Armed Forces Day this year. All participants will have an opportunity to help honor men and service women by getting involved. Participants are encouraged to bring supplies to the event that will be collected and distributed to our troops. Examples of needed supplies include shampoo, protein bars, mixed nuts and dried fruit. Donations are being accepted to help pay for postage to mail the packages.

Cookout to follow at 12:00PM catered by Jake n Joes.

This year The Kraft Group has made a generous donation. Volunteer for Clean Up Foxboro Day and be entered to win:

2 tickets to a 2014 New England Patriots Game with a VIP parking pass.You will also receive 2 pre-game tailgate party passes (held in the Dana Farber Field House with complementary food and beverages) and 2 pre-game sideline passes to stand on the field as the team is warming up.

HISTORY

Birthed on May 2nd, 2013, “Clean Up Foxboro Day” was co-founded by Town Historian Jack Authelet and Dooley Disposal Services. The vision began when local businessman AJ Dooley responded to an article published by Authelet entitled “Time To Clean Up Foxboro.” In his article, Authelet expressed his desire for a cleaner Foxboro, having walked through the community with his wife and witnessed numerous areas of litter.

Over the next 28 days, the two worked diligently to create an unprecedented event that would unite and inspire community members to give back to Foxboro, the same town that had given them so much. And what happened next was nothing short of a miracle.

On June 1st, 2013, despite the sweltering heat, hundreds of volunteers poured into the town hall parking lot and prepared for their deployment. Parents, grandparents, children, students, business owners, community groups and church organizations were amongst some of the eager participants who arrived that morning. In the end, over 10,000 pounds of litter was removed from the streets of Foxboro that day and “Clean Up Foxboro Day” was born!.